Brad Thompson wrote: >>Jim Butler >> >>I think Wizards becomes less happy with the license when it sees >>publishers pursuing interests that are counter to its own. The >>miniatures business is one example of this, and you're seeing changes in >>the license to reflect WotC's desire to protect itself. >> > > I'd be curious to hear whether you think Wizards would be more or less happy > with projects like the upcoming T20 Traveller release. It ties the d20 > system to an entirely different set of IP that is not dependent on the D&D > universe. Given that there are already several versions of Traveller out > there, the only reason I can see for a gamer to buy T20 is if they already > own a PHB (excepting those ambitious folks who simply buy everything). I > don't see much upside for Wizards in this equation, but if you do I'd love > to hear it. >
It means that Traveller players might end up buying the PHB and T20 if they can't convince other gamers in the area to learn one of the existing incarnations of Traveller. I know that if Weird Wars had used the Pinnacle system, I would probably not have bought it; as it is, I bought it and managed to run a fun one-shot with it. It also means that WOTC could end up with a good crossover business with D20 Modern, depending on how compatible the systems end up being. _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
